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profess

/pɹəˈfɛs/

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verb

使宣誓入教，接纳…入教。

To administer the vows of a religious order to (someone); to admit to a religious order. (Chiefly in passive.)

Examples :

"The monastery will profess new members next week. "

下周修道院将举行仪式，接纳新成员正式宣誓入教。

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verb

声称，公开表明

To declare oneself (to be something).

Examples :

"She does not profess to be an expert, but she's willing to learn. "

她并没有声称自己是专家，但她很乐意学习。

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verb

声明，断言，宣称

To declare; to assert, affirm.

Examples :

"She doesn't profess to be an expert, but she knows a lot about gardening. "

她并没有声称自己是专家，但她对园艺了解很多。

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verb

声称，自称，宣称.

To make a claim (to be something); to lay claim to (a given quality, feeling etc.), often with connotations of insincerity.

Examples :

"The student professed to be very interested in the project, but in reality, he only wanted the easy grade. "

那个学生声称对这个项目非常感兴趣，但实际上，他只是想要轻松拿个好分数。

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verb

宣称，声称，信奉。

To declare one's adherence to (a religion, deity, principle etc.).

Examples :

"She professes her faith by attending church every Sunday. "

她每个星期天都去教堂，以此来宣称她的信仰。

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verb

担任...的教授，讲授。

To work as a professor of; to teach.

Examples :

"My aunt professes English literature at the local college. "

我的姑妈在当地大学担任英文文学教授，讲授这门课程。

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声称，自称，宣称。

To claim to have knowledge or understanding of (a given area of interest, subject matter).

Examples :

"My neighbor professes to be an expert gardener, even though his plants often die. "

我的邻居声称自己是园艺专家，尽管他的植物经常枯死。

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